Added 9 October 2026
tire
/ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ noun
In Latin: dēfetiscor, lassor Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tire at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Hoop that covers a wheel.
automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air
verb
Origin
From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English tȳrian, tēorian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to fail, be behind, lag”). Compare Ancient Greek δεύομαι (deúomai, “to lack”), Sanskrit दोष (dóṣa, “crime, fault, vice, deficiency”).
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